Geography of Rome

What CONTINENT is Italy a part of?

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• North America

What is  one major DIFFERENCE between the geography of Greece and Italy

•  one has seas and the other doesn't
• one has a river and the other doesn't
• one has mountains and the other has none
• one has deserts and the other doesn't

Why was Rome in  such a perfect place to start an empire?

•  it was centrally located in the Mediterranean basin
• it was near a major supply of gold
• it was located in a place that was hard to protect
• it had limited arable land

What was one major benefit of living near the Mediterranean Sea

• winters were always very cold
• it was easy to get invaded
• it helped facilitate trade
• the sea was too rough for foreigners to navigate

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Which letter shows Adriatic Sea

• K
• J
• H
• B

Which letter shows Mediterranean Sea

• K
• J
• H
• B

Which letter shows Ionian Sea

• K
• J
• H
• B

Which letter shows the Alps

• C
• G
• B
• A

Which letter shows the Apennine Mountains

• C
• G
• B
• A

Which letter shows the Po River

• E
• C
• B
• G